Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekFaculty of Economics in Osijek

Lower level organizational units

Chair of Quantitative Methods and Informatics

Place

Osijek

State

Croatia

Scientific field, discipline, subdiscipline

SOCIAL SCIENCESEconomicsOrganization and Management

Study programme type

university

Study level

undergraduate

Study programme

Entrepreneurship

Academic title abbreviation

univ. bacc. oec.

Genre

undergraduate thesis

Language

Croatian

Defense date

2018-09-18

Parallel abstract (English)

The purpose of the existence and the main object for each corporation is to perform successful
business activity in specific social community whit its own expectations, Socially responsible
business acquires a balance between set goals and legal, ethical and economic standards.
Taking care about the society and environment are manifested as the most important part of
socially responsible business. The corporationsꞌ framework for socially responsible business,
different concepts of socially responsible business due to various development aspects as well
as the authorsꞌ opinions, social responsibility of entrepreneurs whose primary goal is to promote
socially responsible business in their corporations and its benefits for society, environment, corporate
etc. as well as to ensure the benefits for all stakeholders will be elaborated in this theses. The strategies
and areas that can be affected by socially responsible corporations are explained in the definitions of
socially responsible policy. The concept of business performance is elaborated / explained through the
evolution of social responsibility, the business performance in socially responsible corporations is
described according the stakeholdersꞌ expectations (but only those stakeholders whose activities are
relevant for decisions). The concept of corporate social responsibility is rather new aspect in Croatia
and its appearance was influenced by different factors specific for countries in transition. Today
corporations are aware that society is sensitive for social objectives and the number of corporations
with corporate social responsibility concept/that implement social responsibility in its business in
Croatia is increased. The main factors with the influence to the social responsible business, the
benefits from socially responsible operations and the main actors are defined and described according
to theirs activities. Sometimes business ethics and morale are considered as a part of the corporate
social responsibility because it deals with the biggest influence. The performance of corporation and
dealing with specific situations that requires responsible acting are tasks of business ethics.